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Revelation (2001)
rather watch people dribbling
I knew when I picked this film up it would be pretty bad but this was so rubbish, I didn't even get through a third of the film. It wasn't even in the 'so cheese it was good category'.Who knows what happens in the rest of the film and to be honest, I don't really care. The makers must have thought the audience was thick as two planks, like early on in the film, when we get a subtitle saying 'present day', no really! from romans to volkswagens, man i never would of guessed that. Why the hell was there a first aid kit attached to the wall of a bedroom, with a torch in it,..what the..? I've dreamt better stuff than this. The scare factor was non-existent, Ghostbusters was more scary than this and to sum it all up it's completely boring, boring and boring. I've had more fun slagging this pile of excrement off.
The Trench (1999)
trench life made to look cosy
Strangely this film has grown on me and I'm not sure why but still have a hate for it. The acting is fairly sound and it has some good moments but there isn't much feel for realism. For a start the trenches would have been infested with rats and lice and from what I've read about The Somme it seemed a lot more draumatic than what was portrayed in this film. It just looked too clean. The main hardship they had experienced was boredom, not relentless rain and the constant madness of bombardments. Also what was the point of capturing a German and then not interrogate him, but give him a fag and then let him go? Another wrong point is that the battalions would have been from the same region. Yeh, I'm being picky but why the scots were with southerners and northerners I don't know. The end of the film is the worst. Surely if there had been nights of endless shelling you'd expect to see some shell holes when going over the top? Could of had a nice picnic on that land. Shame, if the director had read more relevant books it could have been really good.
The Last Drop (2006)
No gem of a war film.
This filmed sucked from the start. Its just as well the guy in command at the beginning of the film got shot coz his accent was so indescribable and annoying. And what chances did they have with a dim wit medic like that. Who ever did the music hadn't a clue, especially when Mr Madsen appears and its some sleazy late night bar jazz music going on and as for the lame rock music in parts..well not exactly on a 1940's theme are they. I can understand the makers were trying to be funny but it was as funny as dying of dysentery in a muddy trench. Also were the black & white cut scenes really necessary. Yes war really did happen. In fact they were probably more interesting than the rest of the film. For the few good actors it starred it could have been a great film but alas the script was weak. Worst war film I've watched since 'We were Soldiers'. Madsen was in it purely to boost the sales. I feel raped of my time watching this. Harsh I know but what a disappointment. Give me Kelly Heroes any day.